CHFM WORLDWIDE / THE ROOTS

THE SOUNDS
THAT SHAPED
HOUSE.

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A guided journey through twelve early house sounds. Dates overlap, and these names describe scenes and musical approaches as much as separate genres.

HISTORY · PICTURES · VIDEO · MIXES

START IN CHICAGO. FOLLOW THE RECORDS WHERE THEY TRAVEL.

DJ turntable and mixer in a music studio01 / 12 EARLY 1980sCHICAGOChicago HouseThe city and club culture that gave house its name.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Vinyl record store in Baltimore02 / 12 1980sNEW YORK / NEW JERSEYGarage HouseSoulful club music shaped by the Paradise Garage and its wider circle.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Vinyl records on shelves in a record store03 / 12 MID-1980sCHICAGO / BEYONDDeep HouseSpace, harmony, and feeling inside the house rhythm.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗DJ turntable and mixer in a studio04 / 12 MID-1980sCHICAGOChicago Jack TracksThe raw, body-moving edge of early Chicago house.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗DJ mixing console with green lights05 / 12 LATE 1980sCHICAGO / UKAcid HouseThe TB-303's twisting bassline becomes a dance-floor language.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Needle touching a spinning vinyl record06 / 12 LATE 1980s–1990sNEW YORK / NEW JERSEYSoulful / Vocal HouseThe voice, the song, and the dance floor together.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Hands mixing music on a console under club lights07 / 12 LATE 1980s–1990sNEW YORK / BEYONDLatin HouseHouse rhythms meet Latin musical traditions through the people making them.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗DJ wearing headphones at a mixing console08 / 12 LATE 1980sCHICAGOHip HouseRap meets house on a fast-moving Chicago floor.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Vinyl record playing on a purple-lit player09 / 12 LATE 1980s–EARLY 1990sITALYItalo HouseItalian producers turn house into bright, melodic club records.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Hand touching a vinyl record on a DJ mixer10 / 12 1990sNEW YORK / GLOBAL CLUBSTribal HouseA percussion-led 1990s club sound with a long, driving pulse.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗Colorful crowd dancing at a night festival11 / 12 EARLY 1990sUNITED KINGDOMEarly Progressive HouseLong, evolving club journeys from the early UK scene.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗DJ mixing on turntables with a laptop12 / 12 EARLY–MID-1990sUNITED KINGDOMEarly Tech HouseChicago's jack and Detroit's drive meet in UK clubs.EXPLORE THE SOUND ↗

Card photographs illustrate the music and are credited on each genre page; they are not presented as photographs of the original venues or events.